New drug combo tested for tough bile duct cancers
NCT ID NCT05712356
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new drug called LSTA1 added to standard treatment for people with advanced bile duct or gallbladder cancer. The goal was to see if the combination is safe and works better than standard treatment alone. The trial was stopped early, and results are not yet available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 * Life expectancy ≥ 3 months * At least one measurable lesion as assessed by RECIST 1.1 * Adequate organ and marrow function * Adequate contraception * Patients with either of the following: * Pathologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable cholangiocarcinoma or gallbladder carcinoma (GBC), with no prior systemic chemotherapy or targeted therapy or loco-regional therapy (including but not limited to transarterial chemoembolization, transarterial embolization, transarterial chemotherapy or transarterial radioembolization). Patients with recurrent disease more than 6 months after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy following curative resection are eligible. * Pathologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable cholangiocarcinoma or GBC with progression of disease after first-line chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: * Any condition or comorbidity that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of study treatment or interpretation of patient safety or study results, including but not limited to: * Any major surgery or irradiation less than 4 weeks prior to baseline disease assessment * Active infection (viral, fungal, or bacterial) requiring systemic therapy * Known active hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or HIV infection * Active tuberculosis as defined per local guidance * History of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant * Prior malignancy requiring active treatment within the previous 3 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the prostate, cervix, or breast * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Clinically significant or symptomatic cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease (incl. myocardial infarction, unstable angina, symptomatic congestive heart failure, serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia) within 6 months before randomization * History or clinical evidence of symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research
Merriam, Kansas, 66204, United States
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research & Education at The Christ Hospital and The Christ Hospital Cancer Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Northwell Health - Zuckerberg Cancer Center
Lake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute, Audubon
Louisville, Kentucky, 40217, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute, Downtown
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Spartanburg Medical Center
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
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Stony Brook Cancer Center
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States
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University of Kansas Cancer Center
Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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